diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/files/core/subsystems/RemoteFileSubSystem.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/files/core/subsystems/RemoteFileSubSystem.java
index 3dbb5e92875..2b6d84ebdf0 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/files/core/subsystems/RemoteFileSubSystem.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/files/core/subsystems/RemoteFileSubSystem.java
@@ -392,6 +392,11 @@ public abstract class RemoteFileSubSystem extends SubSystem implements IRemoteFi
 		 throws java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException,
 				java.lang.InterruptedException
 	{
+		
+		if (!isConnected()) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		
 		Object[] children = null;
 		Vector vChildren = new Vector();
 		Vector vMessages = new Vector();
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.processes.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/processes/core/subsystem/impl/RemoteProcessSubSystemImpl.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.processes.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/processes/core/subsystem/impl/RemoteProcessSubSystemImpl.java
index 0e82956bd4c..8ab65c7c3bd 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.processes.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/processes/core/subsystem/impl/RemoteProcessSubSystemImpl.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.processes.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/processes/core/subsystem/impl/RemoteProcessSubSystemImpl.java
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@ public abstract class RemoteProcessSubSystemImpl extends SubSystem implements
 	throws InvocationTargetException,
        InterruptedException
       {
+		if (!isConnected()) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		
 		HostProcessFilterImpl rpf = new HostProcessFilterImpl(filterString);
 		IRemoteProcessContext context = new RemoteProcessContext(this, null, rpf);
 		IRemoteProcess[] ps = null;